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Editorial: Illinois eliminating Native American mascots from schools is a good thing

Editorial: Illinois eliminating Native American mascots from schools is a good thing

Central Times Editorial Board • May 12, 2025
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Naperville Central’s Memorial Stadium scoreboard was funded in part by the Athletic Boosters. No such organization exists to help fund non-athletic activities at Central.

Editorial: Parents: Students deserve an activities booster

Central Times Editorial Board • April 23, 2025
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Editorial: Trump is no friend of the free press

Editorial: Trump is no friend of the free press

Central Times Editorial Board • March 21, 2025
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Editorial: Melissa Kelley Black: be a better board member

Editorial: Melissa Kelley Black: be a better board member

Central Times Editorial Board • February 19, 2025
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Editorial: Adopt the block schedule

Editorial: Adopt the block schedule

Central Times Editorial Board • February 5, 2025
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Editorial: TikTok? Tik-not

Editorial: TikTok? Tik-not

Central Times Editorial Board • January 25, 2025
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Editorial: Loss of local news impacts us more than we realize

Editorial: Loss of local news impacts us more than we realize

Central Times Editorial Board • December 16, 2024
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Editorial: A call for collective accountability on casual racism

Editorial: A call for collective accountability on casual racism

Central Times Editorial Board • November 20, 2024
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Editorial: Election 2024: Make your voice heard

Editorial: Election 2024: Make your voice heard

Central Times Editorial Board • October 16, 2024
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Editorial: New swearing policy out of touch with social norms, reality

Editorial: New swearing policy out of touch with social norms, reality

Central Times Editorial Board • September 18, 2024
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AP Human Geography teacher Randy Smith teaches his sixth period class on Oct. 16. AP Human Geography is one of several courses impacted by the Acceleration Act, which encourages more students to take Honors and AP courses.

Editorial: Acceleration Act will be good for students, if managed properly

Central Times Editorial Board • May 15, 2024
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Editorial: Central’s mummy is unique, but that doesn’t mean it has a purpose

Editorial: Central’s mummy is unique, but that doesn’t mean it has a purpose

Central Times Editorial Board • April 26, 2024
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Editorial: Cafeteria catastrophe: how to fix our food service fissures

Editorial: Cafeteria catastrophe: how to fix our food service fissures

Central Times Editorial Board • February 12, 2024
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Editorial: NCHS-affiliated Instagram accounts need to consider their impact

Editorial: NCHS-affiliated Instagram accounts need to consider their impact

Central Times Editorial Board • December 19, 2023
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Editorial: How do you address absenteeism? Make students want to come to class

Editorial: How do you address absenteeism? Make students want to come to class

Central Times Editorial Board • November 27, 2023
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Editorial: Incorporation of AI should not stop now

Editorial: Incorporation of AI should not stop now

Central Times Editorial Board • October 18, 2023
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Editorial: Dear Teachers: free the phones!

Editorial: Dear Teachers: free the phones!

Central Times Editorial Board • September 21, 2023
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Editorial: What we want to see in a school board candidate

Editorial: What we want to see in a school board candidate

Central Times Editorial Board • March 26, 2023
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Editorial: Tornadoes are serious, but we didn’t act that way

Editorial: Tornadoes are serious, but we didn’t act that way

Central Times Editorial Board • March 23, 2023
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Editorial: The Constitution says treat all religions equally, so let’s do that

Editorial: The Constitution says treat all religions equally, so let’s do that

Central Times Editorial Board • March 2, 2023
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Editorial: ChatGPT seems scary, but it has potential in the school setting

Editorial: ChatGPT seems scary, but it has potential in the school setting

Central Times Editorial Board • January 30, 2023
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Editorial: Learning is more than memorization. Finals should reflect that

Editorial: Learning is more than memorization. Finals should reflect that

Central Times Editorial Board • December 21, 2022
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Editorial: Thank you, Lynne Nolan

Central Times Editorial Board • December 19, 2022
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Editorial: Elon Musk does not understand journalism

Editorial: Elon Musk does not understand journalism

Central Times Editorial Board • November 29, 2022
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Editorial: 96% of Central students go to college. It doesn’t need to be that way.

Editorial: 96% of Central students go to college. It doesn’t need to be that way.

Central Times Editorial Board • October 25, 2022
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Editorial: SOAR Homeroom: Too much of a (potentially good) thing

Editorial: SOAR Homeroom: Too much of a (potentially good) thing

Central Times Editorial Board • September 24, 2022
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Editorial: Overturning Roe v. Wade would hurt women, states, judicial credibility

Editorial: Overturning Roe v. Wade would hurt women, states, judicial credibility

Central Times Editorial Board • May 20, 2022
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Central administrators' collaboration with student journalists is exemplary

Central administrators’ collaboration with student journalists is exemplary

Central Times Editorial Board • April 26, 2022
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As mask mandate ends, so must shortsighted obsession with authority and freedom end

Central Times Editorial Board • March 6, 2022
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Inclement weather procedure must reflect weather forecast

Inclement weather procedure must reflect weather forecast

Central Times Editorial Board • March 2, 2022
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Editorial: Pandemic learning must accommodate quarantined students and teachers

Editorial: Pandemic learning must accommodate quarantined students and teachers

Central Times Editorial Board • January 31, 2022
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Editorial: So much for normal: Naperville Central must reevaluate longstanding practices based on pandemic’s lessons

Editorial: So much for normal: Naperville Central must reevaluate longstanding practices based on pandemic’s lessons

Central Times Editorial Board • January 19, 2022
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Editorial: Threats to Naperville schools must end, officials must respond more clearly

Editorial: Threats to Naperville schools must end, officials must respond more clearly

Central Times Editorial Board • November 24, 2021
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Editorial: New Naperville Central principal will need experience and vision

Editorial: New Naperville Central principal will need experience and vision

Central Times Editorial Board • November 2, 2021
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Educators, students and parents march from Naperville North to Washington Junior High in support of the NUEA's contract proposal on Aug. 16

Editorial: District 203 should accept the teacher union’s contract proposals

Central Times Editorial Board • August 17, 2021
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Editorial: D203 should apply lessons learned during pandemic to 2021-2022 school year

Editorial: D203 should apply lessons learned during pandemic to 2021-2022 school year

Central Times Editorial Board • June 4, 2021
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Editorial: Asynchronous Mondays are ideal for remote and hybrid learning

Editorial: Asynchronous Mondays are ideal for remote and hybrid learning

Central Times Editorial Board • January 28, 2021
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D203 plans to progressively bring more students throughout Stage 2 to achieve 50% capacity in Stage 3 learning, to start in late November.

Editorial: ‘Return to Learn’ Stage 2 brings positive changes, but looming Stage 3 looks like trouble

Central Times Editorial Board • October 18, 2020
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Editorial: District 203 is ready for students to return to learning in our buildings.

Central Times Editorial Board • July 20, 2020
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'Sex trafficking' sounds too scary to discuss in high school. It is. And we must.

‘Sex trafficking’ sounds too scary to discuss in high school. It is. And we must.

Central Times Editorial Board • January 30, 2020
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Editorial: How many ACTs does it take to make a 'super' score?

Editorial: How many ACTs does it take to make a ‘super’ score?

Central Times Editorial Board • November 1, 2019
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The Oct. 29 print edition of Central Times ran a front-page editorial with this image next to a censored story that inspired the editorial.

To the district: Communication (not censorship) is key

Central Times Editorial Board • October 30, 2019
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“Tipping our hats to Central’s new policy”

“Tipping our hats to Central’s new policy”

Central Times Editorial Board • October 7, 2019
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Editorial: Students encouraged to voice political opinions while respecting those of others

Editorial: Students encouraged to voice political opinions while respecting those of others

Central Times Editorial Board • May 15, 2019
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Issues with stipend pay may cost students opportunities

Central Times Editorial Board • April 25, 2019
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Art by Yoo Young Chun

Support the girls: It’s time for a female Rowdie

Central Times Editorial Board • February 6, 2019
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Art by: Yoo Young Chun

Arming teachers

Central Times Editorial Board • December 22, 2018
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Art by Yoo Young Chun

Trading cupcakes for community service: the flaws of National Honor Society

Central Times Editorial Board • November 30, 2018
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Art by Yoo Young Chun

How to Improve Racial Relations at Central

Central Times Editorial Board • October 20, 2018
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